Tehran – In the first six months of the current Iranian year (which began on March 21), a total of 4,597 prisoners of unintended crimes have been released from prison.
The released prisoners had debts of 180 trillion rials (approximately $163 million), the IRNA reported.
Of the total prisoners released, 4,330 were male and 267 were female.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Revolution, allocated 40 billion rials (approximately $36 million) to release unintended crimes by prisoners.
Currently, 17,747 individuals are incarcerated for unintended crimes. These include 16,859 men and 888 women, with a total debt of 750 trillion rial (approximately $681 million).
Over past Iranian calendar years (March 2024 to March 2025), benefactors have contributed to 11,380 prisoners exempting unintended crimes within the country. Also, 2,441 prisoners were pardoned over the same period, Isna reported.
The number of prisoners released has increased by 22% compared to 1402 (March 2023 – March 2024). Of the prisoners released, 682 were women and 10,698 were men and were imprisoned for failing to pay their financial obligations. The released prisoners’ total debt was 270 trillion rial (approximately $270 million).
Tehran, Fars and Khorasan Razavi Provinces ranked first to third in the releases of 1,088, 878 and 829 involuntary crime prisoners, respectively. Currently, there are 14,591 prisoners across the country who have unintended crimes. The states of Tehran (2,536), Fars (1,331), and Isfahan (1,183) have the highest number of involuntary crime prisoners.
The unwilling crime of free prisoners is carried out in three ways. The first method is to allow the prisoner to leave, and the second method is to provide many loans to be paid within the prison. The third way of aid is the release of an unintended prisoner by paying the debt.
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